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RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces increased high year tenure (HYT)
waiver opportunities for hard-charging E7-E9s who want to stay Navy.
In accordance with reference (a), E7s must retire at 24 years of
service (YOS), E8s at 26 YOS, and E9s at 30 YOS. However, as part
of our Sailor 2025 Up-And-Stay initiative, we are granting more HYT
waivers to E7-E9s who are willing to serve at sea or in other hard
jobs and continue their Naval service. This is not to say that you
will remain in your current paygrade. Your opportunity to advance
will continue and in our growing Navy is expected to remain high,
especially for those Sailors willing to do the hard jobs with
sustained superior performance. HYT policy allows for continued
advancement opportunity and prevents Sailors who are on the retired
on active duty (ROAD) program from staying by requiring Command
endorsement. COs are expected to recommend approval of HYT requests
only for Sailors who demonstrate sustained superior performance.
2. As I said in my message to the Fleet, Brilliant on the Basics II
reference (b), to build the Navy the Nation Needs, we need Sailors
who are personally engaged in the success of our Navy as well as
their own personal success. Similarly, we need leaders who
encourage and enable this. This initiative to provide increased
opportunity for our senior enlisted leaders to stay Navy will help
us maintain the leadership experience and technical acumen we need
at sea as we grow the force. It also allows our senior enlisted
leaders to continue to perform and compete for advancement.
3. If you are a senior enlisted leader who is approaching your HYT
gate and still want to compete and serve the Navy, reach out to your
community manager and start the process now.
4. Point of contact: PSC Rolland Van Meter, Community Management
Support Branch BUPERS-328C, (901) 874-3048/DSN 882, or via e-mail at
rolland.vanmeter(at)navy.mil.
5. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.//
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— As part of the Sailor 2025 focus to improve the quality and timeliness of
pay and personnel services across the Navy, effective 16 July, all Shore
supporting PSDs were directed to start using the Electronic DD 214 (eDD-214)
application via NSIPS Retirements & Separations Module. There are very few
exceptions (i.e., NSIPS and/or BOL being down at the time of separation)
where the hard copy DD-214 will be completed.

— PSD will complete, cradle to grave, eDD-214s for Local
Separations, Local Fleet Reserves, Local Retirements, and Active Duty for
Training Reservists (over 90 days of Active Duty), with few exceptions. PSD
will initiate the eDD-214 process and transfer, to the appropriate
separation activity’s PSD, the eDD-214 for all other Active Duty CONUS
Separations, Fleet Reserves, and Retirements.

— CPPA’s Responsibilities. To alleviate any last minute corrections to the
eDD-214, well in advance of the separation date (3 – 9 Months preferably),
counsel the service member on reviewing, updating, and correcting their
Electronic Service Record (ESR) in NSIPS as the eDD-214 pulls data directly
from the ESR. If there are any discrepancies when a eDD-214 Clerk at PSD
initiates the eDD-214 (i.e. Awards missing), the member, under the
“Discrepancies” tab must enter the information in the “Discrepancy Details”
section, upload the documented evidence in the “Attachments” section and
route it back to the eDD-214 Clerk. This significantly slows the process
and could have been averted if the ESR was updated prior to.

NOTE FOR AWARDS: Personal Awards, NAM’s and above, must be submitted to the
command’s NDAWS as no PSD has access to update those awards in the ESR.

In addition to the separation/Fleet Reserve/Retirement packages submitted in
TOPS, the following documents are required until changes to the NSIPS
Electronic DD 214 application are made:

— Directions for members using the eDD-214 functionality are posted on the
NSIPS main page, beneath the Training section titled User Productivity Kit
(UPK). In the UPK section, select RnS Training then DD214.

Please see below and ensure widest dissemination. Please do not allow our Sailors and their families to be negatively impacted because we did not take the time to read, understand the impact of this pending change, and take required actions. If there are questions or concerns, please ask.
“As previously discussed, I received confirmation today from OSD P&R that the Post 9/11 GI Bill DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1341.13 revision may be signed as early as 19 July. There are two major changes that will impact Sailors, one of them immediately.

1. Effective immediately with the release of the DoDI, the exception that permits a service member who has 10 years of service, but is unable to obligate 4 years due to statute or standard policy (service or DoD), to only serve the amount of time authorized by that statute or policy, will be cancelled. All members who wish to transfer education benefits must have the ability to obligate 4 years of service in order to be approved.
This impacts all Sailors who are within 4 years of HYT and officers who are 2 X FOS (*were not selected for promotion twice).
For SELRES, this also impacts senior officers and the APPLY process. As their billets are not 4 years in length, they will be precluded from transferring education benefits once this goes into effect, as they cannot obligate 4 years in the SELRES.
Senior enlisted members selected for non-continuation by the SECB who don’t transfer their benefits before the DoDI release, will no longer be eligible to do so.

2. Effective one year from release, transferability will only be available for Sailors with at least 6 year of service, up to 16 years of service. Those with greater than 16 years will be ineligible. There will be an exception for those who cross the 16-year threshold while in a medical status that precluded reenlistment/extension, details to follow.
I plan to go forward with a NAVADMIN that will formally announce these changes, but I want to start informally getting the word out now, especially to any members who may have less than 4 years until their HYT date so they can get their TEB (*transfer of education benefits) applications in ASAP.
I am asking that you filter this information down through your respective CPO messes and NC/CCC networks.”

—–Original Message—– Sent: Monday, June 25, 2018 8:27 PM Subject: FW: CPPA UPDATE; CO’S GUIDE
FFYI.
—–Original Message—– Sent: Monday, June 25, 2018 11:07 AM To: Subject: CPPA UPDATE; CO’S GUIDE
1. Please pass to your Regions/folks you mentor/anyone else you think might be interested.
“As Admin Warriors, we are forever and always interested in ensuring Sailors are paid properly and on time. It doesn’t matter if we are the PERSO or own CPPAs – we care about this work and want it done right. If you don’t own the CPPAs at your command, who does? Are they taking care of Sailors the way we expect them too? The simplest test to gauge the effectiveness of your CPPA: ask to see the action items currently in TOPS then start asking questions about any items that are currently with the CPPA for action (which normally means PSD needs a form, a signature, a receipt, etc.). Is the CPPA actively working to close out those items? If not, you have identified an obstacle to Sailors being paid properly.”
“The attached CO’s Guide to Pay and Personnel Administration provides an overview of the CPPA service delivery model. It is written for the non-Admin professional, but is good reading for us as well. Feel free to share widely.”

Endorsing a PCS Order.
Why do we endorse orders and how to.
Posting a new document to help decode the mystery of orders endorsement and why we do them. I am not writing this from an official perspective as I do not represent OPNAV and they own the policy. I’m simply pointing out what works to have your travel advances and claims paid correctly the first time. If not clear, this will create rework and certainly dissatisfaction with the “system.”
Synopsis:
Two types of endorsements:
1. Permanent party. Sailors checking into their ultimate duty station.
2. Temporary duty. Sailors checking in temporary duty for training.
What is certified.
Why we endorse.
Sample endorsement for a temporary duty training period.
Hope it helps you. Feedback welcomed.
R, PSC Sarabia

2. My TA document has been issued with 2 semester hours. How can I get the additional one semester hour funded?

Students with authorized TA documents that contain a student share due to the previous credit hour limit can have the TA document recalculated if the course starts on or after 1 June by submitting a help ticket at http://www.navycollege.navy.mil assistance center. Choose category NAVADMIN 127/18.

3. With the end to the credit hour limit, Sailors who have previously reached their credit hour limit may now be able to apply for additional courses this fiscal year. Are commands obligated to approve all courses that Sailors request?

Approval is authorized at the discretion of the command. Sailors must meet all program eligibility requirements as well as meet the requirements of the unit.

4. I need to take a course that begins on 1 June but I can’t begin an application because it is less than 14 days before the class start date. How can I apply for Tuition Assistance?

This NAVADMIN creates a unique opportunity for you to use additional TA funds. We will assist you in creating an application as you had no option to create the voucher in the required time period. Please submit a help ticket at http://www.navycollege.navy.mil assistance center. Choose category NAVADMIN 127/18 or contact your overseas NCO.

5. May I use this additional funding to take an extra DL NCPACE course?

Yes, this funding level applies to your total TA and NCPACE usage.

6. I have applied to use GI Bill funds for my courses because I reached the credit limit cap. Can I use TA instead of my GI Bill?

Sailors who would like to use additional TA allocation instead of their GI Bill (if the GI Bill process has already begun) should communicate with the VA Certifying Official at their academic institution. Generally, until that person certifies attendance, the GI Bill payment can be halted. If the GI Bill has already paid for a course, TA may not be authorized.

7. If I used the Top Up feature of the GI Bill to fund the student share, can I still have my current TA recalculated?

TA cannot be recalculated once the GI Bill has been used.

8. I reimbursed TA accounting for a collectable grade. Will I still be able to use that funding again once the new NAVADMIN take effect?

Sailors will continue to be able to use funds that are reconciled for collectable grades in the fiscal year it took place.

Example: Sailor has reached their 16 Credit hour cap as of 1 June 2018.

NAVADMIN 127/18 provides them $500 more toward this year’s TA expenditures. The same Sailor also has a collectable grade and the Sailor pays back $750 to reconcile their account. This $750 would be added to the $500, providing $1250 that this Sailor can use the rest of this fiscal year.

9. I can go to my local community college and take several courses for transfer to my current school. Will I need a new education plan?

Sailors may seek out schools with lower tuition cost in order to maximize the amount of courses they can fund in the future. Additional courses can be approved for transfer without additional education plans.

Additionally, as stated in the NAVADMIN, “Sailors with currently approved education plans at high cost schools may benefit from comparison shopping to get better value

under this expanded authority, potentially save money, and preserve GI Bill benefits if they have been constrained by previous limits. Education counselors at the Navy College Virtual Education Center (NCVEC) and OCONUS Navy College Offices are available to discuss goals of Sailors and help maximize their TA benefits.

WASHINGTON (NNS) — Effective immediately, to minimize the disruption to the education of school-aged children and increase family stability, Navy has revised the delayed dependent travel policy for Sailors who are undergoing a permanent change of station (PCS) and have school-aged dependents.

In line with Joint Travel Regulations, when PCS orders have been issued, a Sailor’s dependents may perform PCS travel at a different time. The Sailor may also be authorized a housing allowance based on the location at which the dependents maintained a permanent residence, at the previously approved designated place or the old permanent duty station.

Sailors with school-aged dependents frequently request delayed dependent travel. Under the old policy, approval for requests to delay dependent travel were normally limited to the end of the current school term, which is usually the end of June or December (depending on the member’s detach date). The new policy allows Sailors with school-aged dependents to request delayed dependent travel until the end of the school year.

For questions on this updated policy, contact the Military Pay and Compensation Policy Branch via email at Nxag_n130c@navy.mil.